Butler Pulls Ahead
Level 30
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Joshua Butler raised to 750,000 on the button and Hamid Izadi three-bet to 2,000,000 in the big blind. Butler made the call.
The flop came K♣5♠10♥ and Izadi moved all in to put Butler at risk who had just under 4,000,000 behind. Butler quickly called.
Joshua Butler: K♥J♠ 
Hamid Izadi: K♠9♦
The board ran out 6♣, 7♣ and Butler doubled up to take the lead in the heads-up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,300,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |
|
6,500,000
4,500,000
|
4,500,000 |